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By JessieM.Plant there's a table, just one; up four men, their wives and all looked terrible, usually just
"Well, we've had it. We're and around a few more steps, their luggage in one station out of the water or with sandin
dead!" another table_and so on, up wagon for a week. The bags our hair. But we were having
Such was Ann Bachtold's and up and up... eating in the bulging and growing heavier such fun, we didn't mind. We
reaction when she and seven open, no ceiling but branches, day by day. lived in that water...it was a
fellow travelers were hit by What a feeling! The food was "That's trial and tribula- paradise...it was our Hawaii."
Portuguese Man-of-War indelicious, piping hot and best tion," described Ann. "It got to
Hawaiian waters, of all, inexpensive. Then there the point where we hada seat- Would they chance the
But the grouplived through were all kinds of small shops ing assignment for every per- Portuguese Man-of-War a
the unexpected attack togoon and boutiques to explore be- son and a spot for every box second time'?
tomore enjoyableexperiences !ore.taking a bus back to our and bag. People stopped and "Would we! Just give us the
during their week sstayonthe notel." stared whenever we started money and an hour to pack!"
Islands. About theshopping. Picture climbing out of the car. We
Each morning the four
couples, Wayne and AnnH "* B" thd y P !* I I did
Bachtold; Merlin and Bernie awa[~an [r O ar ~{~ ; nc u
Elmore; Dennis and Ann
carrier for sightseeing, a largeMurphy and B°b and Ginny I r S h [ I I d T
Stricker, rented a common
n mer c oomates san np
station wagon. It came with
one-half tank of gas, all they
were allowed for the day.
Paradise Shattered
"We jus{ went as far as the
gas would take us, and there
we stopped," said Ann. "But
we always made sure it was at
a beach so we could body surf.
It was at Kailua Beach Park,
on the windward side of Oahu,
that the Portuguese Man-of-
War struck. One minute we
were all swimming, laughing,
body surfing - having a ball! -
and the next minute it felt like
we had been hit by a million
bees. Oh, how they do hurt!
I had what I thought was a
pale blue and white, raveled
thread on my leg and when i
went to brush it away, it stuck
to my arm. Whatever they
were, they were all over us,
stinging, and we ran for the
shower rooms. On the way we
met two teenage native boys
and they told us what had
happened.
"Panic! Portuguese Man-of-
From high school days to couples, Bob and Shirley the same class; Fred, a year
Hawaii - that's the story of Hartwig, Fred and Betty ahead, and Gent, a year
eight long-time friends who Miller, Gene and Jeannie behind. Justover the state line
made their first trip to the Reichert, Bill and Donna in the Huntley, Wyo., High
tropical state across the blue Rexius and Jack and Dorothy School were Jeannie, Shirley,
waters. Reichert. Bill and Donna. Betty became
Just back from a visit to the Schoolmates in Lyman, known to the others during
50th state are five Othello Nebr., were Bob and Jack, in her and Fred's courting days.
Now all of the Othello area,
the five couples traveled two
islands of the Hawaiian chain
for a week, arriving back on
the mainland Feb. 4.
Travel by Bus
Traveling by mini-bus with
Kimo, a driver of Hawaiian
and Irish descent who kept
them entertained with song
and knowledge of his home-
land, the five couples went at a
fast pace on Oahu, stopping
wherever and whenever they
liked.
Highlights were Pearl Har-
bor, Polynesian Cultural Cen-
ter, Paradise Gardens - and a
catamaran boat ride, where
* they celebrated the birthdays
:,S~!~:~: "/ of Bill and Donna, Jeannie,
War?
Weren't
they
deadly
Shirley, Fred and Jack, all of
poisonous? 'Not these,' the i~i~!!~:di:i:: which fell within one week's
boys said. 'Go bury yourselves time.
in the sand and rub hard where While on Oahu, the Millers
it hurts.' At that point we were were guests of her brother and
ready to try anything, and the his wife, US Navy Chief and
sand worked. Mrs. Merlin Van Winkle, who
gave them an "inside look" at
Backfor Look the Naval Yards.
Later the four couples were . .~.,
to go back on the beach and ~ ..... ~ Then on to Maui, where with
examine their attackers, ai~i~ ~ :~?~d~i...~.)~ij:~:;::~~ little gas for travel, the ten
type of jellyfish, pale blue ."~i ~ ...... ~!:i:i ~ hunting for seashells, beach
transparent blobs about the ~ ......~:;~i~: ~:~*:'ili:::. ~(~ settled down to swimming,
~ combing and relaxing in the
size of a quarter, with ..... .% ~ sun.
foot-long tails, much like a :i~i: ~ ~::,.:iiii::ii::i/!,:, : .~!
string. Brought in on the tide - Impressions'?Impressi°ns
at times, they can't be seen in ;:: ":: :::~ ~ ~
"Thanks
to
Jeannie
for
the
birthday
the water, becaue of their ~: ~ ,~:'~(, ,".-.- ~!
cake!"
transparency and color and i~ ?]/::I~'~'' f':::" : "*: ~*'~ The fellows-"Glad we don t
the surf. !~ ! "ii~} :':"~ ":~ ~ ...... have to keep all this green
Wherever the group were ~ ;~ stuff cut and tr°immed each
hugeStUng'beetheYstings.SWelled'AnnmUChis stilllike -~ w::~ .~:~_J*: .~ :~ -i~ :::~: week! And how did they get
that parrot to pull the winning
sporting a scar on one leg. "It :! ~ ~ % . ~" poker cards each time'? (This in
was six or seven hours before : ~:;~°~ .... " ~%. Paradise Gardens during the
the swelling went down, and trained bird act.}
what a sight we were, but it Betty - "I pretended that I
didn't slow us downa bit," she had a sunflower seed for a
said. HEIRLOOM QUILT - Diane Bisnett shows the unique bird, and when I really didn't
VoleanieShow heirloom quilt which was presented to her during a pink have, he bit me!"
As though making up for and blue shower recently. Shirley - "Just look at the
Oahu's stings, Hawaii's Vol- size of those philodendron and
canic Park put on a spectacular Weddi Heirloo jade trees! Why I raise them as
show, seemingly just for them. n{ m little house plants at home!"
"What a sight it was! Kuawea Big impression? - Friendli
Crater was erupting as high as ~UI]t[ Shower Gift o~ss of the people. "Every-
300 feetin theair for two days, __11~ where we went, people sag-
just while we were there-and S gested special spots for us to
then stopped." see. And they weren't the
On to Maul where they A nursery is ready and quilt with decorations of pink costly tourists spots, either."
stayed on the Kaanapali waitingin the home of Bill and angels and flowers completing
Resort Strip. Diana Bisnett, and the stork the design.
Jacket
T;I
'Thats wherewe finallywill soon be arriving with their Hostesses for the event, at .a,,or, nu
graduated to the big waves in first child, which 23 were present, were
our body surfing. It was a In the meantime, friendsMrs, Paul Holland and Diana's Demo eet Topic
wonder we didn t all drown, and relatives have gathered to mother, Mrs. Ross Engleman,
One time I looked over my honor Diana with two pink and both Warden. A lecture-demonstration on
shoulder and there was a huge blue showers. Another party for Diana tailoring jackets will be given
wall of water coming right was held at Freddies restau- here next week by Joyce
behind me.,.and I thought, Feature at a shower held in rant in late January,.with 29 Owens, Washington State
'Well, goodbye, world - it's the Corral Cafe Banquet Room friends and co-workers from University's Grant-Adams
been nice!'" in Wardenwasa hand-painted, the Othello police department Area Extension Agent.
MauiFavorite hand-quilted baby quilt made in attendance. Techniques to be demon-
Another special spot on by Mrs. Frank Riggins ofA special guest was the strated include proper use of
Maui was Lahaina, ancient Warden and her two daugh- honoree's grandmother, Mrs. interfacings, pad stitching,
capitol of Hawaii and bawdy ters. Destined to become a Ludie Woods, of Warden. pad basting, welt pockets and
whaling town of the 1800's, family heirloom, the quilt was Game winners were Terri collar application plus many
now somewhat restored to it's made of the material left from Johnson and Mrs. Vern others. Techniques will be
appearance in missionaryDiana's gown made by Mrs. Sorenson, with Terri also shown on a man's jacket but
days. Figgins for her wedding three winning the door prize, are easily'a~pted to women's
There they ate in a tree years ago. Hostesses were Mrs. Pat wear, too. ~-~,
house, the Tree House Res- Painted in shades of pink on Castille, Mrs. Doug Schmidt The program i~,free to the
taurant, built around the the white satin material, The and Mrs. Bob Neace, assisted public and is scheduled at
trunk of a big old tree. Lord's Prayer has been in- by Diana's mother, Mrs. Ross Community Savings Wednes-
"You go up some steps and scribed in the center of the Engleman of Warden. day, Feb. 20,9:30 a.m. to noon.
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